77% matchNature & Outdoors
Urban Farming
Grow real food in small city spaces, balcony to rooftop.
Solo focusMid-range gearModerate physicality
Cheaper to startEasier to start
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Top pick79%matchNature & Outdoors · closest to Hydroponics
Mushroom Cultivation
Grow gourmet mushrooms from spore to harvest at home.
At homeSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
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HydroponicsMushroom Cultivation
More hobbies like Hydroponics
ranked 2–1677% match
71% matchNature & Outdoors
Gardening
Put plants in soil and coax food and flowers out of the ground.
Solo focusMid-range gearModerate physicality
Cheaper to startEasier to start
65% matchNature & Outdoors
Bonsai
Shape a full-grown tree in miniature over years of patient pruning.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startLess physical
63% matchNature & Outdoors
Aquarium Keeping
Keep a slice of underwater life balanced, alive, and glowing on your shelf.
At homeSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
62% matchNature & Outdoors
Topiary
Clip living shrubs into clean geometric and animal shapes.
Solo focusMid-range gearModerate physicality
Cheaper to startMore physical
60% matchNature & Outdoors
Aquascaping
Garden underwater: driftwood, stone, and plants composed into a living landscape.
At homeSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
57% matchNature & Outdoors
Beekeeping
Tend a hive of thousands and take a share of the honey they make.
Solo focusMid-range gearModerate physicality
Cheaper to startMore physical
55% matchNature & Outdoors
Terrarium Making
Plant a tiny, self-sustaining world inside a jar of glass.
At homeSolo focusMid-range gear
Cheaper to startEasier to start
52% matchNature & Outdoors
Fishing
Read the water, cast, and wait for the line to pull tight.
Solo focusLight physicalityMid-range gear
Cheaper to startEasier to start
52% matchNature & Outdoors
Bushcraft
Make fire, shelter, and tools from what the wilderness gives you.
Solo focusModerate physicalityDeep practice
Cheaper to startMore physical
49% matchScience & Curiosity
Mycology
Learn the hidden kingdom of fungi from the forest floor up.
At homeSolo focusLight physicality
Cheaper to start
45% matchNature & Outdoors
Foraging
Learn which wild plants and mushrooms are dinner, and which aren't.
Solo focusLight physicalityDeep practice
Cheaper to start
44% matchNature & Outdoors
Birdwatching
Learn to name the birds around you by sight, song, and habit.
Solo focusLight physicalityMid-range gear
Cheaper to startEasier to start
44% matchNature & Outdoors
Overlanding
Load the vehicle and live off it, far from the nearest road.
Solo focusMid-range gearModerate physicality
Cheaper to startMore social
43% matchNature & Outdoors
Astronomy
Learn the night sky by name, from planets to galaxies a million years away.
Solo focus
Cheaper to startEasier to start